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Vaccination: Frequently asked Questions
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February 3, 2012
Q: What are vaccines? A: Vaccines are health products that trigger protective immune responses in pets and prepare them to fight future infections fro...
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Tips for handling injured pets
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January 27, 2012
Never assume that even the gentlest pet will not bite or scratch if injured. Pain and fear can make animals unpredictable or even dangerous.{{more}} Â...
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Cat ‘AIDS’
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January 20, 2012
Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is a widespread viral infection that attacks the immune system of cats. It is also caused by the same family of vi...
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If only dogs could talk – Part 3
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January 13, 2012
Vocalizations Bark: Dogs bark for many reasons, such as when perceived intruders (humans,dogs, or other animals unknown to them) approach their living...
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If only dogs could talk Pt:2
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January 6, 2012
Mouth: Mouth expressions can provide information about the dog’s mood. When a dog wants to be left alone, it might even yawn (although yawning also ...
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If only dogs could talk
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December 30, 2011
A few days ago I was looking at a movie caller Marmaduke and the thought “What if they could really talk” crossed my mind. In this movie, the dogs...
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Male infertility in dogs
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December 16, 2011
To successfully breed, a male dog must produce healthy sperm and be able to deliver that sperm to a female dog. While this may be a very simplistic de...
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Difficult births in dogs
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December 9, 2011
ABORTION (MEDICAL) Veterinarians are sometimes asked to terminate pregnancy either because breeding was unintentional or because the female bred may b...
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Infertility in female dogs continued
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December 2, 2011
  SUBINVOLUTION OF PLACENTAL SITES After birth, the places inside the uterus where the placentas were attached must heal and the uterus must reconstr...
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Infertility in female dogs
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November 25, 2011
Any female dog that does not want to be bred, fails to conceive when bred or fails to carry a litter to term is said to be infertile. Much of this typ...
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External Parasites
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November 18, 2011
At some stage of their lives, many pets experience discomfort caused by external parasites such as fleas, ticks, or mites on their skin or in their ea...
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Cats: A few facts
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November 11, 2011
Myth: Cats always land on their feet. Fact: While cats instinctively fall feet first and may survive falls from high places, they also may receive bro...
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Eileen Punnett and her 101 pooches
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November 4, 2011
I have known Eileen Punnett for approximately 20 years. The totality of these years, as her veterinarian and friend. I still call her Granny Punnett. ...
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Foods that are Poisonous to Dogs
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October 28, 2011
The Christmas season is here and we may be tempted to treat our pooches to special Christmas foods. We should however be mindful of those foods that c...
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It’s a miracle
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October 21, 2011
A few years ago, a patient was brought into the clinic in a coma, with barely palpable pulse, with its breathing represented by audible gasps every th...
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The head was completely gone…
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October 14, 2011
Just when I thought that I had seen it all, I was totally dumb-struck. A few weeks ago, I was called out urgently on a house call at 5:00 a.m. It was ...
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Pets and zoonotic diseases continued ..
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October 7, 2011
Q: How can I prevent my pet from making me sick? A: There are many simple steps you can take to prevent your pet and your family from getting sick: Fi...
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Pets and Zoonotic diseases
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September 30, 2011
Q: Can animals carry diseases I can catch? A: Yes, they can. Diseases passed from animals to humans are called “zoonotic” diseases. Q: Are these d...
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Pet Birds continued…
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September 23, 2011
Personalities Birds have a variety of personality traits. Parakeets make excellent pet birds as they can be kept singly, in pairs, or in small groups ...
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Von Willebrand’s Disease
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September 9, 2011
Clotting factor disorders are those whereby the proteins in the blood, which are part of the clotting process are, for various reasons, not functional...
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How to give your cat a pill
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September 2, 2011
1. Wrap the pill in a bite of special food or in treat. Cream cheese seems to be especially effective. Then let your cat eat the food in any way that ...
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Rover’s final destination
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August 26, 2011
Their first hunting expedition together was a success. They killed six of farmer Brown’s sheep and partially ate a six month old lamb, the rest of w...
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Rover’s escape Pt:2
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August 19, 2011
After about 15 minutes of unrelenting fight, Gipsy eventually surrendered to the male dominance of Rover. Covered in blood, barely conscious, they bot...
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Rover’s escape
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August 12, 2011
After 5 years of being in chains, Rover lost so much weight that one night in the height of a tropical storm, scared of the thunder and lightening, he...
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Cats could be scary
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August 5, 2011
Now, don’t get me wrong here, cats are some of the most adorable pets found anywhere. In the UK, for example, cats are statistically one of the most...
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How will I know when it is time?
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July 29, 2011
Today a very good client of mine brought her sixteen year old Jack Russel Terrier into the Clinic for a check up. The dog is deaf and her eye sight is...
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Rover in chains
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July 22, 2011
Imagine being chained to a space of 6 ft x 6 ft for your entire life. Imagine there is nowhere to shelter from the elements, be it sun or rain, or at ...
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Tetanus in dogs
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July 15, 2011
Tetanus is an often fatal disease of the nervous system that leads to some degree of muscle spasms in the dog. It occurs when the bacteria Clostridium...
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Congestive heart failure
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July 8, 2011
Heart failure occurs when or as the heart is unable to properly circulate blood throughout the body and the heart becomes unable to meet increased dem...
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Blindness in dogs
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July 1, 2011
While some dogs may be born blind, blindness secondary to other problems is seen far more commonly. Diseases causing corneal opacity such as keratitis...
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Time to trim the toe nails
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June 17, 2011
Depending on your pet’s attitude, you may not want to say N-A-I-L T-R-I-M too loud. While some cats and dogs barely notice when you’re trimming th...
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Tick Fever in dogs
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June 10, 2011
Due to the high percentage of cases I see of Ehrlichiosis, I will like to revisit this disease today.{{more}} Canine Ehrlichiosis, commonly known as â...
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Normal dog and cat parameters
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June 3, 2011
Temperature: The normal body temperature in dogs and cats generally varies between 100 and 102.5 Degrees Fahrenheit (F).{{more}} Temperatures outside ...
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Animal welfare in SVG
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May 27, 2011
First, let me commend all of you great pet owners out there, for continuing to keep good ol’ Spot healthy and happy! However, this week, I would lik...
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Some myths about dogs
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May 20, 2011
1. Dogs should have a litter before they are spayed. This is not true. Dogs that have a litter before they are spayed are not better for it in any way...
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Abnormal Cat behaviors
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May 13, 2011
Cats are social animals, not always the solitary creatures as once thought, and the lack of appropriate socialization from 3-16 weeks of age may contr...
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What is your puppy’s place in the family
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May 6, 2011
The reason dogs are such good pets and fit so well into human society is that they are social animals by nature. Their greatest psychological need is ...
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Heat stroke in dogs
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April 29, 2011
Hyperthermia is a term describing an elevation in body temperature. This increase typically occurs as a response to a trigger, such as inflammation in...
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Ascites in dogs
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April 21, 2011
Ascites is a medical definition depicting fluid accumulation in the abdomen. In a dog, it can have various underlying causes, and it often indicates s...
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Osteoarthritis in Dogs
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April 15, 2011
Osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease is a painful condition of the joints seen frequently in small animals, especially in older pets. Arthriti...
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Demodectic mange in dogs
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April 8, 2011
Demodectic mange caused by demodectic mange mites is mainly a problem in dogs. Demodectic mange mites are microscopic and not highly contagious. In ge...